Shell House About 50 Metres West South West of Fennes Farmhouse
SHELL HOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES WEST SOUTH WEST OF FENNES FARMHOUSE, FENNES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1140083
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-1992
- Statutory Address:
- SHELL HOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES WEST SOUTH WEST OF FENNES FARMHOUSE, FENNES ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1140083
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-1992
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHELL HOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES WEST SOUTH WEST OF FENNES FARMHOUSE, FENNES ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHELL HOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES WEST SOUTH WEST OF FENNES FARMHOUSE, FENNES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 76146 27278
Details
TL 72 NE BOCKING FENNES ROAD
10/10003 Shell house about 50m WSW
of Fennes Farmhouse
II
Shell house. Early C19. Rustic Gothick. Flint with shell-encrusted interior. Thatched. Circular with conical roof. Ogee-arched tripartite entrance with timber posts. The original decorative twigwork doors lying inside building. Single light window. Interior: Shells embedded in plaster in decorative patterns, fragments of stained glass. Low bench running around walls. In poor condition at time of survey, section of thatch missing.
Listing NGR: TL7614627278
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 352140
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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